AP Poll

Associated Press Poll

Year: 2026

10/4/2026

Week 5

Rank

Rec

Team (FPV)

Pts

Prv

4-0

Texas (61)

1,737

5-0

Georgia (6)

1,647

5-0

Notre Dame

1,532

5-0

Miami (2)

1,524

4-1

Ohio State

1,490

5-0

Alabama

1,460

5-0

Indiana (1)

1,380

4-0

BYU

1,144

3-1

Mississippi

1,095

4-1

LSU

1,087

5-0

Texas Tech

1,062

4-0

Utah

996

3-1

Oregon

831

4-1

Missouri

755

4-1

Tennessee

746

4-1

Florida

691

4-1

Mississippi State

487

3-1

Oklahoma State

477

5-1

USC

439

4-1

Iowa

367

4-0

UCLA

287

4-1

Houston

279

4-1

Boise State

271

4-1

SMU

167

5-0

Pittsburgh

162

# 1

Texas (61)

4-0

# 2

Georgia (6)

5-0

# 3

Notre Dame

5-0

# 4

Miami (2)

5-0

# 5

Ohio State

4-1

# 6

Alabama

5-0

# 7

Indiana (1)

5-0

# 8

BYU

4-0

# 9

Mississippi

3-1

# 10

LSU

4-1

# 11

Texas Tech

5-0

# 12

Utah

4-0

# 13

Oregon

3-1

# 14

Missouri

4-1

# 15

Tennessee

4-1

# 16

Florida

4-1

# 17

Mississippi State

4-1

# 18

Oklahoma State

3-1

# 19

USC

5-1

# 20

Iowa

4-1

# 21

UCLA

4-0

# 22

Houston

4-1

# 23

Boise State

4-1

# 24

SMU

4-1

# 25

Pittsburgh

5-0

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The Associated Press began running polls of sports writers to determine who is, by popular opinion, the best college football team in the country. The first AP Poll was run in 1934 but was not run continuously until 1936.

The AP Poll currently lists the top 25 teams in the nation. From 1936 to 1961 the poll only ranked the top 20 teams. From 1962 to 1967 it only ranked the top 10 teams. From 1968 to 1988 the AP Poll returned to ranking the top 20 teams. In 1989 they started ranking the top 25 teams.

The AP poll was used in the beginning of the BCS to calculate the team standings. Due to some controversies within the BCS, the AP Poll was pulled from these calculations which caused the BCS to create the new Harris Poll.

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